Tag Archives: Goldratt

The Goal – Chapter 17 – Dependency in the Plant

Posted on September 18, 2018 by flybrand1976

[Click for a chapter-by-chapter summary of the whole book.] [Click for the video summary.] We start at the Rogo home, then move to the plant where a subassembly needed by Smyth requires attention. Page by Page P124 – “Even I … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 16 – Why hate Julie Rogo?

Posted on September 17, 2018 by flybrand1976

[I need to read The Goal fast, and the Theory of Constraints.][Video summary of Chapter 16.] The most important part of this chapter is that we learn Rogo’s daughter’s name – Sharon. Julie is not a likable character, but as … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 15 – Herbie and Teamwork

Posted on September 16, 2018 by flybrand1976

[To read The Goal fast, and learn the Theory of Constraints even faster] [Video summary of Chapter 15] Rogo chaperones the scouts and reflects on the lessons he can apply from hiker speeds to his plant. Read 13 and 15 … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 14 – A Very Boring Dice Game

Posted on September 15, 2018 by flybrand1976

Still on his scout troop, Rogo creates a very boring dice game. This was one of Goldratt’s teaching methods. It is dull. Instead of reading the chapter, play the game on your own. Highlight And the system gets further and … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 10 – Throughput Accounting 101

Posted on September 12, 2018 by flybrand1976

[Fastest Summary of The Goal][Video Summary of Chapter 10] Rogo is back in his plant working with his team on the concepts he has talked through with Jonah.  They are simplifying their financial reporting and learning how to focus their … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 09 – Robots

Posted on September 11, 2018 by flybrand1976

[The most effective review of Goldratt’s The Goal] [Video Review of Chapter 9] Chapter 9 returns us to the factory as Rogo tries to uncover what is going on in his plant. Highlights “Tell him absolutely not,” I say. Late … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 06 – Improving Metrics Create Visibility

Posted on September 8, 2018 by flybrand1976

[Click for a chapter-by-chapter summary of the whole book.] [Video summary of Chapter 6.] Chapter 6 takes us back to the plant, where our narrator meets with his controller to re-evaluate financial numbers.  Then he returns late to home where … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 05 – The Worst Corporate Meeting

Posted on September 7, 2018 by flybrand1976

“They’re out there renting warehouses to store all the crap they’re buying so cost-effectively.”  Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 04 – Introducing Jonah in an Airport Flashback

Posted on September 6, 2018 by flybrand1976

(Full Chapter by Chapter Review) (Video Review of Chapter 4) With Chapter 04, the reader is 10% in to Goldratt’s classic and the pattern and story structure are getting clearer. This is a two-week flashback to an encounter with a … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 03 – Awful Corporate Meeting

Posted on September 5, 2018 by flybrand1976

[Visit the full Chapter by Chapter Summary!] In the first two chapters, Goldratt has set the stage with a troubled plant combined with the demands of family life. Chapter 3 is short. Our narrator, Rogo, faces a dreaded event – … Continue reading →

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